Welcome to another iteration of Cybersecurity News. The fairly new and unorthodox, semi-monthly news article that highlights a handful of noteworthy cybersecurity-related stories and provides extra references and resources to do further research if you desire. We aim to solidify a more concrete release schedule going forward and will release more information once we have it. … [Read more...]
Office Patches Mend SharePoint and OneNote
Severity: High Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: Microsoft Office related products like OneNote and SharePoint Server How an attacker exploits them: Varies. Typically by enticing users to open or interact with maliciously crafted Office documents Impact: Many. In the worst case, an attacker can gain complete control of your Windows computer What to do: Install the … [Read more...]
Four Office-related Updates Fix Productivity Software Vulnerabilities
Severity: High Summary: These vulnerabilities affect: Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010, SharePoint Server 2010, OneNote 2010, and Outlook for Mac How an attacker exploits them: Multiple vectors of attack, including luring your users into opening malicious Office documents, or into visiting malicious URLs Impact: In the worst case, an attacker can execute code, potentially … [Read more...]
